This 1940 period drama, adapted from Rachel Field's fact-based bestseller, was nominated for three Academy Awards, including Best Picture. Bette Davis stars as the vulnerable governess Henriette, whose employer, the Duc de Praslin (Charles Boyer) is unhappily married to a self-absorbed, mentally unbalanced harpy (Barbara O'Neil, in an Oscar-nominated performance). Though the Duc's affection for Henriette is platonic, the jealous Duchesse erupts with fury and meets a bloody end. Soon Henriette and the Duc face a world eager to believe the Duc murdered his wife—with gentle Henriette a willing accomplice.